Open URL: web links, mailto, and FileMaker deep links

Beginner

The Open URL script step launches a URL in the default browser, opens a mail client with mailto:, or triggers another FileMaker file with an fmp:// deep link. Learn the syntax for each use case.

What you'll learn

How to open a web URL or file with Open URL
How to construct a mailto: link with pre-filled fields
How to build an fmp:// deep link to trigger a script in another FileMaker file

Open URL passes a URL string to the operating system, which opens it in the appropriate app — a browser for http/https, a mail client for mailto:, or FileMaker itself for fmp:// deep links.

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Open a web URL or email link

Pass a text calculation to Open URL. Use http/https for web pages and mailto: for pre-addressed email.

FileMaker Script

# Open a web page
Open URL [ "https://www.filemaker.com/support/" ]

# Pre-addressed email with subject and body
Open URL [
  "mailto:" & Contacts::email &
  "?subject=" & GetAsURLEncoded ( "Invoice #" & Invoices::number ) &
  "&body=" & GetAsURLEncoded ( "Please find your invoice attached." )
]

Using the FileMaker Script Debugger and Data Viewer Insert from Device: camera, audio, and signature on FileMaker Go